"Martial Soul: Thick Book, Innate Soul Power... level ten!"
"This!? How is that possible!?"
"A book, and it's actually Innate Full Soul Power?"
"What a pity, at best it's only a support type, but congratulations nonetheless; compared to others, you can at least become a Soul Master."
Shenhun Village, on the plaza.
A young Soul Master dressed in blue clothes looked at the silver-haired boy in front of him in shock.
The boy's name was Bai Lan.
He looked very handsome.
Although he was dressed simply.
He possessed an extraordinary bearing.
Because he was not from this world.
He was a transmigrator from China.
After six years of understanding.
He realized the world he had come to was the Douluo Continent.
The most popular domestic anime and novel, and the one with the highest IP value development in his past life.
Though its reputation was not very good.
That had mostly to do with the person who wrote it.
Moreover, he had not arrived during the era of Tang San.
But ten thousand years later, during the era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect.
In this period, the Martial Soul Hall had long since been destroyed.
There was no longer anyone to awaken martial souls for commoners for free.
Nor were there any financial subsidies for commoner Soul Masters.
Commoner Soul Masters in this era had an even harder time getting ahead than they did ten thousand years ago.
All resources were monopolized by the major empires, sects, factions, dignitaries, and even academies.
Unless a commoner Soul Master truly awakened an exceptional martial soul, it was as difficult as ascending to heaven to get ahead.
This was also the unfinished mess left behind by Tang San.
Besides that, without the suppression of the Slaughter City and the Martial Soul Hall, Evil Soul Masters were running rampant.
The Holy Spirit Cult was the best example.
Nowadays, if commoners wanted to awaken their martial souls, they had to pay.
Shenhun Village would pool funds almost every year to invite a Soul Master from Nuoding City to come and help with the awakening.
The person in front of him was the one invited by Shenhun Village this year, named Su Botao.
Bai Lan suspected this guy was a descendant of Su Yuntao.
Ten thousand years later, although the current Shenhun Village had not become overly wealthy.
It had managed to reach a moderately prosperous life by leveraging the reputation of the Sea God Tang San.
Oh right, it wasn't called Holy Soul Village here anymore.
It was called Shenhun Village.
A god had emerged from this place.
He reined in his thoughts.
Returning to his senses.
He cast his gaze toward the book in his hand.
This book was not as simple as it looked.
The moment it was awakened, information related to this book automatically appeared in his mind.
An information interface that only he could see appeared before his eyes.
[Name: Bai Lan]
[Age: Six years old]
[Martial Soul: Contract Book]
[Soul Power: Level ten]
[Ability 1: Every ten levels gained, you can forcibly contract one living or non-living entity with no resistance as a Contract Beast.]
[Ability 2: Every ten levels gained, you can obtain an opportunity to evolve a Contract Beast once; the number of evolutions for each Contract Beast is independent.]
[Ability 3: You can see the evolution route map of your Contract Beasts.]
[Ability 4: You can share all the abilities of your Contract Beast.]
[Currently reached level ten, you can contract your first Contract Beast and allow the Contract Beast to evolve once.]
This panel was his golden finger.
For now, it was simply a character interface.
Perhaps it came with the Contract Book.
After all, as a transmigrator, there would always be something unique about him compared to others.
The awakening was complete; in this batch, only Bai Lan possessed soul power.
Therefore, he became the focal point of the village.
The other children without soul power were all dejected.
After Su Botao finished his business, he also left in a hurry.
Nowadays, everyone invited the awakening of their Martial Soul themselves, so the process of writing Martial Soul certification documents was no longer necessary.
"It's rare indeed. Ten thousand years after the Sea God Tang San, our Shenhun Village has finally produced another genius with Innate Full Soul Power."
"Heaven truly blesses our Shenhun Village!"
"Little Lan, although the book Martial Soul is weak, it is still stronger than the Blue Silver Grass of Tang San ten thousand years ago. Don't be discouraged. The village will use all its strength to cultivate you and send you to a Soul Master Academy."
Just then, Village Chief Old Jack walked over and smiled kindly.
That's right, the village chief of this generation was also called Old Jack.
And this guy looked exactly the same as he did in the first part of the anime.
When Bai Lan first saw him, he even thought that Old Jack might really be a hidden God King.
How could he look exactly the same?
Netizens in his past life used to joke: Old Jack is a retired God King living in seclusion.
Perhaps it was really true.
Closing the character interface in front of him, Bai Lan looked at Old Jack and said with a smile: "Grandpa Jack, I am not discouraged. Compared to those without soul power, I am indeed very lucky. Moreover, my Martial Soul is not as useless as it looks. In the future, I will become a powerful Soul Master to repay the village for raising me these past six years."
Six years ago, he was found by Old Jack on the mountain behind the village; as for who his parents were, he had no idea.
For these six years, he had grown up eating food from a hundred families.
He was not a cold-blooded and heartless person like Tang San.
As long as he succeeded in the future, he would definitely repay the village.
Old Jack looked at the book in Bai Lan's hand, a hint of depth flashing in the depths of his eyes.
Then, he showed a look of realization and said with a smile: "That's good. I am very happy that you think this way."
"Since you have Innate Full Soul Power, perhaps you can try your luck at Shrek Academy. If you are lucky, you might be able to enroll early."
"Even after ten thousand years have passed, Innate Full Soul Power is still rare."
"Of course, the journey is long, and we cannot accompany you. We can only provide you with money for the road."
"If it doesn't work out, then go look for other Soul Master Academies. You have Innate Full Soul Power, so you will definitely not be without a school."
Old Jack thought for a moment and said so.
In this era, Shrek Academy was undoubtedly the best choice.
"Alright, I'll give it a try." Bai Lan had the same idea.
Since he had arrived in the era of The Unrivaled Tang Sect.
It would indeed be a pity not to take a look at Shrek Academy.
And that was also the best place to show off.
As a transmigrator, if you don't show off, what's the point of playing?
If he could really get in, he could also receive protection and resources for cultivation.
It would allow him to improve more rapidly.
As for the topics criticized by netizens in his past life.
He didn't care at all.
As long as he didn't join that damn Shrek Inspectorate, he would be safe.
Anyway, for Bai Lan, Shrek Academy was just for the transition period.
Once he grew up in the future, he would definitely leave.
Just like that, Bai Lan took the money and set off alone on the road to Shrek Academy.
Because Bai Lan had shown himself to be mature and steady since he was a child.
That was why Old Jack dared to let him leave with peace of mind.
After all, in this world, no one's life is one hundred percent safe.
Three days later.
Passing by a small Soul Beast Forest.
Bai Lan gathered his courage and went in to explore alone, clutching a sickle in his hand.
On the outermost edge, he encountered a ten-year-old Guzhu.
This thing was very tough, but it had no ability to resist.
Moreover, there were many such Guzhu here.
"Since it can evolve anyway, I might as well contract it."
"As for contracting something else, I don't have the strength for that right now."
"And in my opinion, the growth potential of a Guzhu is very high."
Thinking of this, Bai Lan pulled up the Contract Book.
He locked onto the ten-year-old Guzhu in front of him.
'Contract Guzhu!'
He recited silently in his heart.
The next second.
A piece of information appeared.
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